2010 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 football 2010 Clemson Tigers Clemson Tigers logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division ACC 6–7 4–4 Dabo Swinney 2nd full, 3rd overall Billy Napier 2nd Kevin Steele 2nd 4–3 Memorial Stadium Meineke Car Care Bowl L Lost 26–31 vs. South Florida The 2010 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his second full year and third year overall after taking over the job midway through the 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in ACC play and were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl where they were defeated by South Florida, 31–26. As of 2024, this is the only losing season for the Tigers under coach Dabo Swinney's tenure. Before the season Departures Jamie Cumbie (DT, RS Junior) – Dismissed for violation of team rules (assault charges)http://www.wyff4.com/news/23793679/detail.html Clemson Player Accused In Violent Assault 2010-09-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100710053031/http://www.wyff4.com/news/23793679/detail.html 2010-07-10 dead J.K. Jay (OL, Freshman) – Back injuries; will remain at Clemson as a student coach Willy Korn (QB, RS Sophomore) – Graduated; transferred to Marshall University then to North Greenville University Recruiting class no yes 2010 Martavis Bryant WR Anderson, South Carolina T. L. Hanna 6 4 195 - 4 4 4 4 DeAndre Hopkins WR Central, South Carolina D. W. Daniel 6 1 195 — 4 4 4 4 Josh Watson DT Chatham, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 4 270 — 4 4 4 4 Garry Peters CB Conyers, Georgia Heritage 6 0 185 3 4 3 4 Darius Robinson CB Atlanta, Georgia Westlake 5 10 165 — 3 4 3 4 Justin Parker LB Ladys Island, South Carolina Beaufort H.S. 6 1 225 — 3 4 3 4 Bashaud Breeland S Fairfax, South Carolina Allendale Fairfax H.S. 6 1 190 - 4 3 3 2 David Beasley OG Columbus, Georgia Carver H.S. 6 4 290 — 3 3 3 3 Tavaris Barnes DE Jacksonville, Florida First Coast H.S. 6 5 250 — 3 4 3 3 Vic Beasley TE Adairsville, Georgia Adairsville H.S. 6 4 225 — 3 3 3 4 Desmond Brown S Centre, Alabama Cherokee Co Sch 6 0 192 — 3 4 3 3 Reid Webster OL Woodstock, Georgia Etowa H.S. 6 4 290 — 3 3 3 3 Joe Craig ATH Gaffney, South Carolina Gaffney H.S. 6 0 170 — 3 3 3 3 DJ Howard RB Lincoln, Alabama Lincoln H.S. 5 11 190 — 3 3 3 3 Demont Buice RB Gadsden, Alabama Gadsden H.S. 6 2 205 — 3 3 3 3 Jake Nicolopulos LB Anderson, South Carolina T. L. Hanna 6 2 220 — 3 3 3 3 Ricky Chaney S Beaufort, South Carolina Battery Creek 6 2 195 — 3 3 3 3 Martin Jenkins DB Roswell, Georgia Rosswell H.S. 5 10 170 — 3 3 3 3 Tra Thomas DT Wadesboro, North Carolina Anson H.S. 6 0 285 — 2 3 3 3 Kalon Davis OG Chester, South Carolina Chester H.S. 6 4 345 — 3 3 3 3 yes 2010 Clemson Football Commitments 2010 Clemson Football Commits ESPN 14 20 28 19 February 6, 2016 Schedule 2010 AP Eastern September 4 3:30 p.m. w y North Texas Hall of Fame Day Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPNU 35–10 77,342 September 11 3:30 p.m. w y Presbyterian Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC Family/Youth Day ESPN3 58–21 74,358 September 18 7:00 p.m. l y y Auburn 16 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry, College GameDay ESPN 24–27 OT 87,451 October 2 12:00 p.m. l y Miami (FL) 16 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPN2 21–30 82,313 October 9 3:30 p.m. l y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC/ESPN 16–21 60,000 October 16 12:00 p.m. w Maryland Football Reunion Day Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ACCN 31–7 72,484 October 23 3:30 p.m. w Georgia Tech Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry, IPTAY Day ABC/ESPN 27–13 78,522 October 30 12:00 p.m. l y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy ACCN 10–16 37,137 November 6 12:00 p.m. w NC State 25 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC Textile Bowl, Military Appreciation Day ACCN 14–13 75,906 November 13 8:00 p.m. l y Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ABC 13–16 72,228 November 20 2:00 p.m. w y Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 30–10 31,783 November 27 7:00 p.m. l y South Carolina 17 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry ESPN2 7–29 81,355 December 31 12:00 p.m. l y y South Florida Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Meineke Car Care Bowl ESPN 26–31 41,122 Game summaries vs No. 18 South Carolina (rivalry) 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team #fff #eee Clemson Tigers; text-align:center; autocollapse Game Twelve– No. 18 South Carolina Gamecocks (8-3) at Clemson Tigers (6-5) – Game summary Saturday, November 27, 2010 7:00p.m. EST No. 18 South Carolina 9 10 10 0 Clemson 7 0 0 0 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Clear ESPN2 Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard, Mike Bellotti First quarter (13:10) CLEM – DeAndre Hopkins 45-yard pass from Kyle Parker (Chandler Catanzaro kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:50; Clemson 7-0) (9:18) SC – Spencer Lanning 46-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 3:52; Clemson 7-3) (5:00) SC – Patrick DiMarco 5-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick BLOCKED) (Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:05; South Carolina 9-7) Second quarter (14:53) SC – Alshon Jeffery 37-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:16; South Carolina 16-7) (8:22) SC – Spencer Lanning 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:29; South Carolina 19-7) Third quarter (10:17) SC – Antonio Allen 37-yard interception return (Spencer Lanning kick) (South Carolina 26-7) (1:15) SC – Spencer Lanning 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:49; South Carolina 29-7) Fourth quarter no scoring Statistics SCCLEM First downs 14 13 Total yards 66–322 62–251 Rushing yards 36–95 27–61 Passing yards 227 212 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–30–0 17–35–1 Time of possession 21:11 15:26 Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Carolina Passing Stephen Garcia 14/30, 227 yards, 2 TD Rushing Marcus Lattimore 23 carries, 48 yards Receiving Alshon Jeffery 5 receptions, 141 yards, TD Clemson Passing Kyle Parker 7/17, 117 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jamie Harper 16 carries, 58 yards Receiving DeAndre Hopkins 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD Draft picks The Tigers had six players selected in the 2011 NFL draft. Player Team Round Pick # Position Jarvis Jenkins Washington Redskins 2nd 41 DE Marcus Gilchrist San Diego Chargers 2nd 50th CB Da'Quan Bowers Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2nd 51 DE Chris Hairston Buffalo Bills 4th 122 OT Jamie Harper Tennessee Titans 4th 130th RB Byron Maxwell Seattle Seahawks 6th 173rd CB References Clemson Category:Clemson Tigers football seasons Clemson Tigers football